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Rudolfs Balcers was left all alone in front of the net as he received the feed from Sam Bennett. The Florida Panthers winger made his way to the crease, gliding in front of Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom before backhanding the puck into the net and celebrating with his teammates.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning outplayed the Philadelphia Flyers for most of Tuesday’s home opener. But they let their opponent hang around, and a resilient team burned them late.

A Russian ice hockey player under contract with a U.S.-based National Hockey League (NHL) team has been detained in Russia over charges he evaded military service and has since been taken to a military hospital after falling ill, his lawyer told a Russian state news agency.

Ivan Fedotov was rushed to an army enlistment office after being dramatically held by a squad of police officers in St Petersburg accused of seeking to dodge the military draft

The chants of “We want 10!” were long gone and the Florida Panthers were just trying to survive against the Philadelphia Flyers after their four-goal lead in the first period shrunk to one in the third. They needed some breathing room and, with a whistle, they got their relief.

The Carolina Hurricanes will meet the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL action on Monday afternoon from the Wells Fargo Center.

Barring a surprise injury, the Philadelphia Flyers defenseman will break a 36-year-old NHL record this week